|
Fleet Admiral Jensen, Naval Command
| |
| Lord_Gemmell | Date: Friday, 07 Aug 2015, 6:18 AM | Message # 1 |
 Ensign
Group: Users
Messages: 13
Status: Offline
| Admiral Jensen,
I was reviewing communications for purposes of ensuring officers are acting reliably.
Ketaris is a civilized world is it not? And pays taxes and allegiance to an Imperial Sector Governor as proxy of the Emperor? Is there a reason why the nearest forces were in the next sector? There ought to be patrols ongoing constantly by the Oplovis Sector Fleet in the area and yet it was felt this is the best response (the dispatch of Imperial forces from Ord Biniir across the intervening whole Atravis Sector)? If it's the case, why? is the fleet not provided with suffiient funds to supply such essentials as defense against ragtag pirates or rebels? Do more funds need allocating?
Equally, while the members of the attack may or may not be members of the Rebel Alliance, please ensure all officers locally refer to forces attacking Pirates until rebel involvement is detected, whereafter they might be branded "Rebel Pirates" or some synonym thereof and not imply to them as legitimate combatants or anything but what they are, incendiarists and criminals.
Please issue a memo to your officers against the use of the words "Superior" or words to that effect (such as: fitter, preferred, predominant, prevailing, surpassing) when describing an attack on Imperial forces, at least without a qualifer such as "numerically". Words which are less likely to spread false impressions of superior Rebel quality (if indeed it is rebels in this case)
Also, a Line Captain ought not really to refer every message up to High Command, this is an example of "overwrunging" (circumventing existing chains of command) which may or may not be intentional and leads to a waste of time for the High Command in redirecting the communication to the Naval High Command and Admiralty. If there is a reason his communication was more appropriate as it was being sent to High Command (and not you directly if he is your direct report?); can you give me a rundown why?
As a Commanding Officer of a Escort Force (opposed to a Line of Battle), should Captain Shirnoq be at least Breveted to Commodore? Or are there questions regarding his ability or loyalty that lead to him being kept as a Captain? Where is the area of commercial significance he's been assigned to be custodian of?
Isn't abandoning his refit rather hasty? Transferring his entire Imperial Army compliment away is ill advised I believe, but a Escort Force may be called upon to strike pirate bases, fight boarding actions, etc inthese circumstances many of his vehicles could come in very handy couldn't they? (Perhaps removing the ATATs I can see an argument for though) also; every Captain and their dog wants the newest fighter and we encourage forces to maintain a capacity to fight enemies of any size; the standard Imperial Fighter numerical suggestion is per six squadrons three should be TIE/Ln or equivalent, two should be TIE Bombers or equivalent and one should be TIE Interceptors... Letting a force overload and glut itself on light fast fighters is making the mistakes the Clone Wars Alien Rebels also made... Interception is important! But Interceptors are not always best equipped to perform all fighter duties.
What is the tactical need that dictates his shuttles be upgraded? It seems to me upgrades should be requested only in the event of special circumstances or requirements and yet he seems to dictate his own refits; he's a Captain and Deck Officer; while on the right path he's not made it to senior fleet management and it seems wrong to simply allow a culture of self-dictated-ship allocation and to let a captain totally remove half the purpose of his ship; Sure, I concur with him that his vessel may not be (under his command) likely to have to invade planets or deploy the Army, he won't always be the commanding officer and ships are regularly reallocated elsewhere with their crews and the needs of the fleet must always be considered over the need of the unit that is how we keep the fleet reliable, if every Star Destroyer Captain converted his ship to a carrier it would ruin the entire peacekeeping model the Empire operates on and so this is where my concern is, that a comparatively Junior Officer is being given such wide latitude.
If we do feel a carrier is more appropriate. Then as we are well supplied with Escort Carriers and he is head of an Escort Force then I'd like to see him get the ship he needs, a Ton Falk-class Escort Carrier really fills the needs he has much better than his current ship if a carrier is required, goodness I feel we could even substitute two of them to his unit, but the Emperor does have a limited number of his most expensive and best classes of ship among which we count the Victory II-class Star Destroyer (while not the best of the best, it's a great ship for the Rim)
In short:
1. Please audit Line Captain Shirnoq and review decisions regarding his posting, decisionmaking and his adherance to protocol.
2. I may audit him myself pending your own results.
3. Who commands the Supply convoy to Ord Biniir? Are the freighters private contractors vessels or Imperial operated? Please update me when the engagement is over on the outcome and details of the units and officers present if the outcome for ourselves is less than a victory?
Lord Colonel Invidious Gemmell
Chief Reliability Officer for the Imperial Military.
Colonel (CompForce), ISB Committee Member.
Inner Circle Advisor to the Emperor on Imperial Morale.
|
| |
|
|
| Admiral_Jensen | Date: Sunday, 30 Aug 2015, 3:15 AM | Message # 2 |
 Ensign
Group: Users
Messages: 10
Status: Offline
| Lord Gemmell,
A number of facts have become clear from the after-action reports we are receiving from Ketaris. I will endeavor to answer your questions in chronological order, bearing in mind that information is still being received and analyzed at this time.
Quote Lord_Gemmell (  ) Is there a reason why the nearest forces were in the next sector? There ought to be patrols ongoing constantly by the Oplovis Sector Fleet in the area and yet it was felt this is the best response (the dispatch of Imperial forces from Ord Biniir across the intervening whole Atravis Sector)? If it's the case, why?
The closest elements of the Oplovis Sector Fleet were in the Yuvern system at the time of the incident. These vessels responded in an acceptable amount of time, though too late to engage the rebel forces. The reason that the 148th Force Escort Squadron out of Ord Biniir was the first on the scene was because it was already in transit to the Ketaris system. Why this is the case, we don't know. Senior Captain Shirnoq was under no orders to proceed to Ketaris, but his presence there did result in the destruction of some of the rebel fighters and damage to a rebel frigate.
Quote Lord_Gemmell ( ) is the fleet not provided with suffiient funds to supply such essentials as defense against ragtag pirates or rebels? Do more funds need allocating?
As aforementioned, the Oplovis Sector Fleet responded within a reasonable amount of time. That there were not additional ships in the Ketaris system is disappointing. But Imperial ships were present there; the Governor of Ketaris reports that he dispatched a pair of Tartan patrol cruisers to engage the rebels, but due to the "hit and fade" aspect of the rebel attack, there was not enough time to do so. The duration of the attack was approximately 10 minutes. Ketaris would have been able to repel a more conventional attack, in my judgment. Naval Command simply has yet to devise a satisfactory answer to rebel "hit and fade" tactics.
Quote Lord_Gemmell ( ) Equally, while the members of the attack may or may not be members of the Rebel Alliance, please ensure all officers locally refer to forces attacking Pirates until rebel involvement is detected, whereafter they might be branded "Rebel Pirates" or some synonym thereof and not imply to them as legitimate combatants or anything but what they are, incendiarists and criminals.
It is apparent that the attackers were rebels, my Lord. Also, Vizier Dangor has encouraged the members of High Command to use the term "rebel" as frequently as possible. He believes it to be derogatory. I maintain no opinion on this, though it is my understanding that Vizier Dangor reviews our correspondence and edits it as necessary for the purposes of publication. I respectfully ask that this seeming discrepancy be addressed with him. High Command shall endeavor, as always, to be as accommodating as possible to the wishes of the Ruling Council.
Quote Lord_Gemmell ( ) If there is a reason his communication was more appropriate as it was being sent to High Command (and not you directly if he is your direct report?); can you give me a rundown why?
I shall make inquiries into the matter, my Lord.
Quote Lord_Gemmell ( ) should Captain Shirnoq be at least Breveted to Commodore? Or are there questions regarding his ability or loyalty that lead to him being kept as a Captain?
The Imperial fleet as you know has been engaged in large-scale counter-rebel operations in the six months since Yavin. This has resulted in the amalgamation of ships into lines of battle and squadrons such as the 148th, many of them with Senior Captains in command. It is a temporary state of affairs that has suited the starfleet's mission profile in recent months. Addressing Senior Captain Shirnoq specifically, I concur with you that he may be a candidate for promotion to Commodore if he comports himself well in his present role; I am not familiar enough with this particular Captain's service record to make a determination on that question, though I recall he showed admirable initiative in the destruction of a rebel convoy at Cadomai one standard week ago.
Quote Lord_Gemmell ( ) Isn't abandoning his refit rather hasty? Transferring his entire Imperial Army compliment away is ill advised I believe, but a Escort Force may be called upon to strike pirate bases, fight boarding actions, etc inthese circumstances many of his vehicles could come in very handy couldn't they?
I do not disagree. This was a determination which I empowered the Quartermaster General at Ord Biniir to make, if he believed it feasible. If you'd like, I can ask him to explain his reasoning and get back to you on the matter.
Quote Lord_Gemmell ( ) Letting a force overload and glut itself on light fast fighters is making the mistakes the Clone Wars Alien Rebels also made... Interception is important! But Interceptors are not always best equipped to perform all fighter duties.
Again, I do not disagree. I approved a larger number of TIE/IN "Interceptors" for the 148th Force Escort Squadron because Naval Command is interested in assessing their performance against rebel fighters, and since Captain Shirnoq has some familiarity with the capabilities of rebel fighters from his recent engagement at Cadomai, I was interested to see how he would employ TIE interceptors in any future such engagements.
Quote Lord_Gemmell ( ) if every Star Destroyer Captain converted his ship to a carrier it would ruin the entire peacekeeping model the Empire operates on and so this is where my concern is, that a comparatively Junior Officer is being given such wide latitude.
Senior Captain Shirnoq has done nothing without my permission, Your Excellency. I sought simply to reward the Captain for his good judgment at Cadomai, and also for the purposes I mentioned above. It is not, and nor should it be, a typical arrangement. But I did not then and nor do I now consider it antithetical to the needs of the Imperial Navy.
With regard to your final points, High Command will of course prepare a detailed report on the incident for the Ruling Council. I'll make certain includes the relevant information you have requested.
Yours sincerely,
Fleet Admiral Per Jensen
Venator-class Star Destroyer Salient
Permanent Attaché to High Command and Naval Liaison to the Imperial Ruling Council
Message edited by Admiral_Jensen - Sunday, 30 Aug 2015, 3:26 AM |
| |
|
|
| Lord_Gemmell | Date: Sunday, 30 Aug 2015, 3:21 AM | Message # 3 |
|
Ensign
Group: Users
Messages: 13
Status: Offline
| Thankyou, all noted.
Lord Colonel Invidious Gemmell
Chief Reliability Officer for the Imperial Military.
Colonel (CompForce), ISB Committee Member.
Inner Circle Advisor to the Emperor on Imperial Morale.
|
| |
|
|
|
